Hang a Thousand Trees With Ribbons
“Didn't I tell you how we imprison ourselves with longings?" "Go away," I sobbed.
"You get a fever and Master Nathaniel will throw me out into the street. I don't care much about you, but me mum needs the shillings I bring home." She said it with mock severity.
"Open the windows. I need some air." She went to do my bidding. Then the hour struck in sonorous tones from some cathedral clock. Midnight. I heard the rumble of carriages on the cobblestone street.
"Do those carriages never stop?" "Londo...ners come home at all hours," she said, coming back to dip the cloth in vinegar again. "What they don't do is leave when the festivities are in their honor." "Take that filthy cloth away! I hate the smell of vinegar." She obeyed.
I sat up. "What am I going to do?" "About what?" "Nathaniel. You should have seen him with that woman. How can I face him?" "Have you had any supper?" "Is that all you can think about? Food?" "Me mum says food helps even in the most dolorous situation. I'll send to the kitchen for a tray." She had given me a powder for my head and I lay back against the pillows and dozed.MoreLess
"You get a fever and Master Nathaniel will throw me out into the street. I don't care much about you, but me mum needs the shillings I bring home." She said it with mock severity.
"Open the windows. I need some air." She went to do my bidding. Then the hour struck in sonorous tones from some cathedral clock. Midnight. I heard the rumble of carriages on the cobblestone street.
"Do those carriages never stop?" "Londo...ners come home at all hours," she said, coming back to dip the cloth in vinegar again. "What they don't do is leave when the festivities are in their honor." "Take that filthy cloth away! I hate the smell of vinegar." She obeyed.
I sat up. "What am I going to do?" "About what?" "Nathaniel. You should have seen him with that woman. How can I face him?" "Have you had any supper?" "Is that all you can think about? Food?" "Me mum says food helps even in the most dolorous situation. I'll send to the kitchen for a tray." She had given me a powder for my head and I lay back against the pillows and dozed.MoreLess
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